AIMCo's new CIO Justin Lord explains why he is upbeat about investment opportunities and the fund manager's new governance after a tumultuous few years. Prioritising costs, efficiency and cutting back on direct investments in private equity, he articulates the opportunities ahead including in infrastructure and private credit.
Targets, allocating to diverse managers and acting on calls for change from diverse staffers are just some of the ways asset owners are boosting diversity in their own organisations. Investors at the Kresge Foundation, AP2 and AIMCo talk about their diversity, equity and inclusion action.
A group of institutional investors are collaborating to address the G7 priorities of climate change, gender inequality and the infrastructure gap, agreeing to commit resources and expertise.
Canada's AIMCo is pushing innovation further, taking ownership stakes in energy groups and hedge funds, and going after private equity with renewed gusto.
A report by the World Bank showcases the features of the Canadian model that have made it the poster-child of good pension design.
Canada’s biggest funds are among the founders of the National Pension Hub, which aims to sponsor research that can help the industry, and has a plan for getting the right academics onto the job.
‘Selective optimism’ in UK real estate, infrastructure and other assets characterises investors across Europe as they scramble to tell the genuine opportunities from fool’s gold following Brexit.
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